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Subject: Re: Poll (READ THE) question.

Author: Tina Long

Date: 23:41:25 09/10/99

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On September 08, 1999 at 18:08:56, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On September 08, 1999 at 17:36:38, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote:
>
>>Should the game Rebel-Hoffman be taken in account to calculate the performance
>>rating of Rebel in the GM challenge?
>>
>>-Yes 1
>>-No
>>-Abstain
>
>Why such an absurd position as to claim it should count despite machine crashes?
>
>Because it does not matter *why* the outcome was as it was.
>
>If a GM defaults because he does not feel well enough to continue, does that
>invalidate the loss?  No.  And neither should this one.
>
>No cries of "mess-up... do-over" should be allowed.

The question is not "did Rebel lose"
The question is how well does Rebel perform

I race my racecar, it blows an engine, I come last.
Result:  I came last
Performance ability:  No data provided

I raced my car before, it didn't blow an engine
Performance ability:   seconds per lap, top speed,  compared to other cars.

Rebel has & is going to play lotsa games:
To prove itself.  To give Ed data on strenghts & weaknesses.  To see how it
performs on different platforms. etc

When assessing a performance "rating", only bonafide games provide data.



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